Appearance and customization
Files has a number of options for customizing the theme.
Backdrop Material
The backdrop is set to Mica Alt by default, but it can be changed to Acrylic from Settings > Appearance > Backdrop Material.
Custom Fonts
Files has built-in support for custom fonts, to apply a custom font start by opening the settings file from Settings > Advanced > Edit settings file.
- Close the Files app before continuing.
- Edit the value for
AppThemeFontFamily
Advanced themes
- Open the settings file from Settings > Advanced > Edit settings file.
- Close the Files app before continuing.
- Edit these values as desired
| Key | Default value |
|---|---|
AppThemeBackgroundColor | #00000000 |
AppThemeAddressBarBackgroundColor | #00000000 |
AppThemeSidebarBackgroundColor | #00000000 |
AppThemeFileAreaBackgroundColor | #00000000 |
Popular themes
We put together some popular color combinations to help users create custom themes.
Glass
The glass theme is best paired with the Acrylic backdrop material.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
AppThemeBackgroundColor | #00000000 |
AppThemeAddressBarBackgroundColor | #00000001 |
AppThemeSidebarBackgroundColor | #00000001 |
AppThemeFileAreaBackgroundColor | #00000001 |
Finder
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
AppThemeBackgroundColor | #221d28 |
AppThemeAddressBarBackgroundColor | #38343c |
AppThemeSidebarBackgroundColor | #464449 |
AppThemeFileAreaBackgroundColor | #221d28 |
Nord
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
AppThemeBackgroundColor | #FF1B1F26 |
AppThemeAddressBarBackgroundColor | #2E3440 |
AppThemeSidebarBackgroundColor | #2E3440 |
AppThemeFileAreaBackgroundColor | #2E3440 |